Vapor trap

ABSTRACT

A method of capturing a vaporized component or components, and apparatus for same is provided. The method involves vaporization of desired components, and capture of the vaporized components in a material using a vapor trap device. Once captured, the material with the component stored therein may be used for any number of purposes including ingestion, topical administration, and/or aromatization.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to vaporizing devices. Moreparticularly the present invention relates to a device to capture andstore components of a vapor vaporized from a vaporizing material by avaporizing device.

Description of Related Art

The therapeutic activity of plant medicines is attributed to the activeconstituents which they contain. In some cases the intrinsic activity ofnatural products has been linked to specific chemical species, but inother cases the activity of the plant medicine is considered to be dueto a combination of constituents acting in concert. In most plantmaterials the active constituent is present in varying proportions.

Methods of extraction which have been used to separate components ofplant materials and to produce enriched extracts include maceration,decoction, and extraction with aqueous and non-aqueous solvents, anddistillation.

Maceration (also known as simple maceration) is defined as theextraction of a drug in a solvent with daily shaking or stirring at roomtemperature. After a defined period the spent, solid material isseparated from the solution (macerate). Variation on the method includesagitation of the macerate and the use of temperatures up toapproximately 50 degrees C. The method was formerly used for thepreparation of tinctures and extracts from low-density plant materialmedical, using various strengths of ethanol as the extraction solvent.

Decoction has been used since antiquity for the preparation oftraditional medicines. In traditional Chinese medicine it is customaryto place the quantity of herbs required for one day's treatment into avessel to which hot or boiling water is added. The vessel is then raisedto boiling point and allowed to simmer for a period of time. Thedecoction so produced is allowed to cool, separated from solidparticles, and the decoction is used as the dosage form for oraladministration.

A wide range of processes based on the use of non-aqueous or aqueoussolvents to extract the constituents from plants have been used in theprior art. The solvents employed may be miscible with water or waterimmiscible and vary in solvent power.

Extraction with supercritical fluid CO2 has been used to remove activeconstituents from foods such as caffeine from coffee beans, and humuleneand other flavors from hops, for example.

Distillation and sublimation have been used to separate components ofplant medicines which have boiling points at or around the temperatureat which water boils at atmospheric pressure (100 degrees C.).Separation by distillation is a physical process widely used in thepreparation of essential oils.

However, all of these processes have a number of shortcomings,particularly for a small scale process. Namely, the above processes aredifficult to control, time consuming, and work intensive. Further, inmany of these processes the acquired extract is in a solution ormaterial that must again be processed, or the compound captured oftenfouls the solution or material it is in.

Therefore, what is needed is a device that may effectively capturevolatile components from a vaporizing material such as plant material.Further what is needed is a device that may be easily used at home-scalesizes and industrial-scale applications.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The subject matter of this application may involve, in some cases,interrelated products, alternative solutions to a particular problem,and/or a plurality of different uses of a single system or article.

In one aspect, a method of infusing a vapor trapping media with avaporized component is provided. The method involves the use of a vaportrap, and a vaporizer. The vapor trap has a reservoir for storing avapor trapping media, and an inlet. The inlet allows passage of vaporcontaining the component desired to be captured into the reservoir. Whenactivated, the vaporizer causes at least one component of the vaporizingmaterial to be vaporized into a vapor flow. The vapor trap is arrangedsuch that the vapor flow from the vaporizer passes into the reservoirand through the vapor trapping media. The method comprises loading aquantity of vaporizing material into the vaporizer, and loading aquantity of vapor trapping media into the reservoir. The method furtherinvolves activating the vaporizer, and attaching the vapor trap to thevaporizer. The vaporized component from the vaporizing material may thenbe, at least partially, captured by the vapor trapping media. Once thevaporizer has been activated for a time sufficient to vaporize all or amajority of the compound at issue, the vaporizer may be deactivated. Thevapor trapping media (now infused with the desired component) may beremoved from the reservoir and used for any number of purposesincluding, but not limited to, ingestion, aromatization, or topicalapplication.

In another aspect, a device for capturing a component of a vapor isprovided. The device comprises a vaporizer and a vapor trap, the vaportrap is in communication with a vaporizer outlet. The vaporizer has anair pump, an air inlet upstream of the air pump, an air heater incommunication with the air pump, a vaporization chamber in communicationwith the air pump and downstream of the air heater, and a vaporizeroutlet downstream of the vaporization chamber. In operation, a quantityof a vaporizing material is positioned within the vaporization chamber.

The vapor trap forms an interior reservoir and has a vapor inlet and avapor outlet positioned on opposite sides. A first container ispositioned just downstream of the vapor inlet, which is configured toallow a vapor inlet flow and simultaneously prevent escape of the vaportrapping media through the vapor inlet. A second container is positionedjust upstream of the vapor outlet, configured to allow a vapor outletflow and simultaneously to prevent escape of the vapor trapping mediathrough the vapor outlet. In some embodiments, the vapor trap may have acap. The cap may be removably attached to the vapor trap, and allowingremoval of the vapor trapping media when the cap is in an open position.A quantity of vapor trapping media is positioned within the reservoirand is configured to capture a vaporized component of the vaporizingmaterial. In some embodiments, the vapor trapping media may be selectedto be a material desirable for ingestion after the component desiredfrom the vaporizing material is captured by the vapor trapping media.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 provides a view of an embodiment of an apparatus for capturingvapor components.

FIG. 2 provides a view of an embodiment of a vapor trap device.

FIG. 3 provides another embodiment of a vapor trap device.

FIG. 4 provides a flow chart showing the steps of an embodiment of amethod of capturing vaporized components.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appendeddrawings is intended as a description of presently preferred embodimentsof the invention and does not represent the only forms in which thepresent invention may be constructed and/or utilized. The descriptionsets forth the functions and the sequence of steps for constructing andoperating the invention in connection with the illustrated embodiments.

Generally, the present invention concerns a vapor trap configured tocapture vapor components emitted from a vaporizer.

The vapor trap generally forms a reservoir, a vapor inlet, and a vaporoutlet. The reservoir may be sized to receive and store a quantity ofvapor trapping media. In one embodiment the reservoir may besubstantially cylindrical in shape; however it should be understood thatany shaped reservoir may suffice. In an embodiment wherein a granularsolid vapor trapping media is used, the reservoir may be shaped tofacilitate fluidization of the granular material by a vapor flow throughthe reservoir.

The vapor inlet may be sized to receive a vapor input into the reservoirto allow the vapor to pass over or through the vapor trapping media. Thevapor inlet may be connected to an outlet of a vaporizer from which thedesired vapor flow comes. In one embodiment, the vapor inlet may beformed as an aperture in the vapor trap, with a tube or similarstructure connecting the inlet to the vaporizer outlet.

The vapor outlet may be any aperture or vent that may allow escape ofvapor flow or air flow, depending on vapor trap configuration. In oneembodiment, the vapor outlet may be a tubular protrusion extending froma top of the vapor trap.

In one embodiment, a valve or orifice diameter may be positioned at thevapor inlet of the vapor trap to regulate flow into the vapor trap. Inanother embodiment, a valve or orifice diameter may be positioned at thevapor outlet of the vapor trap to regulate flow out of the vapor trap.In yet another embodiment, valves or orifice diameters may be positionedat both the inlet and the outlet of the vapor trap.

In an alternative embodiment, the vapor trap may include only an inletand a reservoir. In this embodiment, the reservoir may be formed as aballoon or other closed container. A vapor trapping media may bedisposed within, and the reservoir may be filled with vapor from thevaporizer.

A container such as a filter, membrane, mesh, check valve or the likemay be positioned at or near the vapor inlet and/or outlet. Thecontainer is configured to contain the vapor trapping media within thereservoir, preventing its escape from the vapor inlet and/or outlet.Thus, the container may be any material or structure capable of allowingpassage of vapor, but preventing or limiting passage of the vaportrapping media.

In embodiments wherein a liquid vapor trapping media is used, a vapordiffuser may be positioned at or near the vapor inlet to diffuse thevapor into small bubbles evenly across a cross section of the reservoir.

In one embodiment, the diffuser and container may be the same structure.In other words, the container may prevent or limit fluid flow throughit, but may allow vapor flow. In many embodiments, the diffuser and/orcontainer are formed of porous, inert materials. In one embodiment, athin, porous polyethylene layer may act as both the diffuser andcontainer at the vapor inlet. In another embodiment, a porous piece ofglass may act as both the diffuser and container.

In a further embodiment, the container may be formed from a non-inertmaterial that may allow for selective trapping or absorption ofvaporized components.

The vapor trap may further comprise a removable cap configured to beremovably attached thereto, allowing replacement of the vapor trappingmedia when open, and containing the vapor trapping media when closed. Inone embodiment, the cap is positioned by the vapor outlet. In anotherembodiment, the cap is positioned by the vapor inlet. The cap may beremovably attached to the vapor trap in any manner including, but notlimited to: a threaded connector, snap fit, pressure fit, slideableconnection, gravity connection, and the like.

In another embodiment, two or more vapor traps may be in series. In thisembodiment, a first vapor trap may have an inlet attached to a vaporizeroutlet, while a second vapor trap may have an inlet attached to thefirst vapor trap outlet. In this embodiment, increased vapor trappingefficiency may be achieved, and/or different vapor trapping media may beused to trap different vapor components.

The vapor trapping media may be removably positioned within thereservoir. This material may generally be either a liquid, a powdered orgranular solid, crystalline and/or porous monolith, or a bed having thematerial disposed on its surface. Removal from the reservoir may beperformed by pouring the material out, manual transfer such as scooping,scraping, or pulling out the material, a combination of the above, ormore advanced techniques such as forced air removal or chemical removal.

The vapor trapping media may be any liquid or solid that may absorb,adsorb, condense, or otherwise capture the desired components to betrapped from the vapor. In the case of a liquid material, the particularmaterial may be selected based on its efficiency in absorbing thecomponents at issue, ability to condense and suspend the components,and/or the intended use of the vapor trapping media. For example, forpolar components, a polar liquid material may be selected. Similarly fornon-polar components, a non-polar liquid material may be desirable.Non-limiting examples of some liquid material may include water, oils,edible oils, alcohol-water solutions, alcohols, dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)—either pure or in solution, and the like.

In various alternative embodiments, condensation of the desiredvaporized components may occur in an adapter, or in an elongated heatingchamber.

In the case of solid vapor trapping media, the particular material maybe selected based on its capability in adsorption of the desiredcomponent at issue, ability to condense and entrain the component,and/or the intended use of the vapor trapping media. Non-limitingexamples of some solid materials may include activated charcoal, silica,cellulose, polymers, functionalized silica, functionalized cellulose,functionalized polymers, porous ceramics, sugar, flour, and the like. Inembodiments wherein the material will be used for ingestion, sugar,flour or other granular cooking material may be selected.

In some embodiments, vapor trapping media may be stacked. Furtherdifferent vapor trapping media may be stacked on top of one another. Ina particular embodiment, the vapor trapping media may be a stackedgranular bed of decreasing particle size from a top to bottom, or abottom to top.

A vaporizing material may be positioned within the vaporizer to providethe component or components of the vapor to be trapped by the vaportrap. When activated, the vaporizer heats the vaporizing material to atemperature such that at least one of its volatile or semi volatilecomponents are vaporized and released from the medium. This vapor iscarried to the vapor trap inlet and at least partially trapped by thevapor trapping media. In one embodiment the vaporizer may pass heatedair over and through the vaporizing material, carrying the vaporizedcomponents in the air stream from a vaporizer outlet to the vapor trapinlet.

The vaporizing material may be any substance having volatile or semivolatile components. Generally the vaporizing material is a complexcomposition such as plant material including herbs and spices, oils, andwaxes. However, the vaporizing material may be any solid or liquidcomposition comprising more than one component. Common herbal vaporizingmedia may include, but is not limited to, eucalyptus, hops, chamomile,lavender, lemon balm, marijuana, sage, thyme, and the like.

The vaporizer may be any device capable of vaporizing volatile and semivolatile components of the vaporizing material. The vaporizer may bepassive and use convective air flow, may be active, using forced airflow, or may use a vacuum system, drawing air through the vaporizer.Further, the vaporizer may also refer to a device that combusts thevaporizing material, and thus is not limited to vaporization of onlyvolatile and semi-volatile components. Further, the vaporizer may be atable or desk-top unit, portable, or industrial sized. The term vapor isused herein to refer not only to vapors, but also generally to gas basedsolutions, mixtures, suspensions, aerosols, and the like that may beemitted from the vaporizer.

In one embodiment, an adapter may be provided to connect the vapor trapinlet to the vaporizer outlet. The adapter may be specially designed toaccommodate connection of an outlet of a particular vaporizer and theinlet to the vapor trap. In one embodiment the adapter may be an airtight connector. In another embodiment, the adapter may be heatresistant to withstand heats of the vapor passing from the vaporizeroutlet to the vapor inlet of the reservoir. The adapter may connect thevaporizer outlet to the vapor inlet in any manner including, but notlimited to a quick release fitting, snap fit, threaded connection,pressure fit, and the like.

In a further embodiment, a heat exchanger may be placed between theoutlet of the adapter and the inlet of the vapor trap. The heatexchanger may decrease a temperature of the inlet vapor to promotecondensation or to prevent melting or other damage to the vapor trap.

In yet a further embodiment, a temperature probe (either analog ordigital) may be positioned within the adapter between the vapor trap andthe vaporizer. The temperature probe may be configured to measure thetemperature of the outlet vapor flow from the vaporizer.

In another embodiment, a tubing may connect the vaporizer outlet to thevapor inlet.

In one embodiment, a chiller may be attached to, or be in communicationwith, the reservoir. The chiller operates to decrease a temperature ofthe vapor trapping media and/or the reservoir. In some embodiments,decreasing the temperature of the vapor trapping media may allow it tomore effectively condense and capture aerosolized and vaporizedcomponents.

In another embodiment a heater may be attached to, or be incommunication with, the reservoir. In still another embodiment, atemperature control device may be attached to or be in communicationwith the reservoir, the temperature control device being capable of bothheating and cooling, depending on needs of the system and configuration.

A vapor storage bag, balloon, or other structure capable of storing thevapor released, may be in fluid communication with the vapor outlet. Theoutlet vapor may be used as an air fragrance, for inhalation, storagefor later use, or may be recycled back to an air inlet of the vaporizer.The outlet vapor may be used immediately after exit from the vaporizer,or may be stored in the bag or (or similar) for later use.

After a period of passing the vapor through the reservoir and the vaporcomponents being trapped by the vapor trapping media, the material maybe ready for use and used for a variety of purposes. Uses of the vaportrapping media may include flavoring the media, use in cooking,ingestion, later aromatization or vaporization (re-release of the storedcomponents), slow release of a stored fragrance, topical application,and the like.

In operation, a user may begin by placing the vaporizing material in thevaporizer. The vapor trap inlet may be connected to the vaporizer outletby an adapter, tubing, or the like. A vapor trapping media may bedisposed within the reservoir. Depending on vapor trapping mediaselected, the reservoir may be almost completely filled, or onlypartially filled. For example with a liquid vapor trapping media, it maybe desirable to nearly fill the reservoir. In a further example, whenusing a granular vapor trapping media for a fluidized bed, it may bedesirable to only partially fill the reservoir. Once set up as such, thevaporizer may be activated. Vapor passes from the vaporizer into thereservoir via the vapor inlet and is exposed, either by bubblingthrough, or passing over, the material. The residual vapor then leavesthe reservoir via the vapor outlet.

In an alternate embodiment of operation, the vapor trapping media may beplaced in the reservoir, and the vaporizing medium may be placed in thevaporizer. Next the vaporizer may be activated, and once activated, thevapor trap may be attached to the vaporizer.

In an embodiment of use having a granular vapor trapping media, thepassage of the vapor through the reservoir may fluidize the granularmaterial within the reservoir, creating a fluidized bed. In thisembodiment, pressure of the vapor flow from the vaporizer may cause thisfluidization, along with a shape of the reservoir designed to create aninterior vapor velocity sufficient to fluidize the granular material. Insuch fluidized bed embodiments, a container such as a mesh may bepositioned at the vapor outlet to prevent escape of the granularmaterial.

In one embodiment, the vapor trapping media may not become saturated oradequately concentrated by a single vaporization of a single quantity ofthe vaporizing material. As such, a plurality of quantities of thevaporizing material may be vaporized and the desired component trappedby one batch of vapor trapping media to increase componentconcentration. Thus, the step of repeating the vaporizing processwithout replacing the vapor trapping media may result in more highlyconcentrated end product.

In one embodiment, the process herein may be utilized on a small homeuse scale using existing vaporizer products. In an embodiment of homeuse scale, the quantity of vaporizing material used may be approximatelybetween 0.1 and 4 grams. In another embodiment, the process may bescaled up using larger vaporizers, vapor traps, and higher quantities ofvaporizing material and vapor trapping media. In one embodiment ofscaled up use, the quantity of vaporizing material may be approximatelybetween 1-50 pounds, to potentially any quantity over 50 pounds.

Turning now to FIG. 1, a view of an embodiment of the vapor trap andvaporizer is provided. The vaporizer 12 comprises an air pump 15, a heatsource 14 and a heating chamber 13. An air pump 15 is shown here in abase of the vaporizer, and provides air flow 16 from the ambientenvironment, through a heat source 14 and into a heating chamber 13.Within the heating chamber 13 is the vaporizing material, which is thecomposition intended to have at least one of its components vaporized byhigh temperature air flow 16 (or other heat source, depending onembodiment). Once the heated air passes over the vaporizing material,the air flow 16, along with the vaporized components exits the vaporizerand passes into an adapter 11. The adapter 11 connects the vaporizer 12air outlet to the vapor trap 10. The vapor trap 10 captures vaporizedcomponents of the air mixture for later use. Residual air flows from anoutlet of the vapor trap 10.

FIG. 2 shows a detail view of an embodiment of the vapor trap. The vaportrap 10 has an inlet 25 allowing an inlet vapor flow. The inlet 25 isshown here as a tubular protrusion, however the inlet 25 may be anyaperture capable of allowing gas flow into the vapor trap 10. Anoptional check valve 27 is provided to prevent any back flow out of theinlet 25. A container 22 is positioned at a bottom of the reservoir 26.The container 22 serves to contain the vapor trapping media 28 withinthe reservoir 26. A diffuser 26 is also positioned within the reservoir26. The diffuser 26 serves to diffuse inlet gas evenly across the crosssectional area of the reservoir 24. In one embodiment, the diffuser 26and container 22 may be the same material, both preventing escape of thevapor trapping media 28 and allowing inlet vapor flow. The vaportrapping media 28 is secured within the reservoir 24. It should beunderstood that in varying embodiments, the vapor trap may be operablewithout the inlet container, outlet container and/or outlet cap, amongother elements.

In this embodiment, the vapor trapping media 28 is a fluid. As such,inlet vapor is bubbled through the fluid material 28 for capture. A cap23 is attached to the top of the reservoir 24. The cap 23 may beremovable and re-sealable for transferring the vapor trapping media 28in and out of the reservoir 24. Optionally, a container 22 may bepositioned at a top of the reservoir 24 or within the cap 23. Thiscontainer 22 is configured to allow passage of the vapor out of thereservoir, while preventing passage of the vapor trapping media 28. Anoutlet 21 allows exit of the residual vapor flow. The outlet 21 is shownhere as a tubular protrusion, however the outlet 21 may be any aperturecapable of allowing gas flow out of the vapor trap 10.

FIG. 3 shows a detail view of an embodiment of the vapor trap. This viewis similar to that of FIG. 2, except that the vapor trapping media 38 isa granular solid material. The geometry of the reservoir 24, along withvapor flow rate allows the bed of granular material 38 to be fluidizedin one embodiment of operation. While fluidization of the bed of vaportrapping media 38 is sometimes desirable, it should be understood thatit is not necessary for operation.

FIG. 4 provides a flow chart of an embodiment of operation of the vaportrap. The flow chart begins with Vapor trapping media being loaded intothe vapor trap, and vaporizing material is loaded into the vaporizer.The vaporizer may be activated which causes vaporization of one or aplurality of components of the vaporizing material. In this embodiment,the vapor trap is attached after activation of the vaporizer, however itshould be understood that it may be attached before activation.Preferably an inlet of the vapor trap is connected to a vaporizeroutlet, such that the outlet vapor from the vaporizer travels directlyto the vapor trap. The vaporized components travel through the vaporizeroutlet to the vapor trap inlet and through the vapor trapping media. Thevaporized components are in turn at least partially captured by thevapor trapping media.

Depending on the desired concentration of the components in the vaportrapping media, the steps of loading vaporizing material, activating thevaporizer and capturing the component(s) may be repeated using the samequantity of vapor trapping media, thereby increasing the concentrationof the components captured in the vapor trapping media. In a particularembodiment, the vapor trapping media may be chilled while the vaporizeris activated. Once the vaporizer has been activated for a timesufficient to vaporize a large percentage of the desired components ofthe vaporizing material, the vaporizer is deactivated. The vaportrapping media having components captured therein may then be removedfrom the vapor trap. The vapor trapping media may then be used for avariety of uses such as ingesting, cooking, aromatization, topicalapplication, and the like.

While several variations of the present invention have been illustratedby way of example in preferred or particular embodiments, it is apparentthat further embodiments could be developed within the spirit and scopeof the present invention, or the inventive concept thereof. However, itis to be expressly understood that such modifications and adaptationsare within the spirit and scope of the present invention, and areinclusive, but not limited to the following appended claims as setforth.

What is claimed is:
 1. A device for capturing volatile components fromplant material comprising: a vaporizer, a quantity of plant materialloaded into the vaporizer; a vapor trap attached to the vaporizer, thevapor trap comprising: a reservoir containing a quantity of vaportrapping media, a vapor inlet providing an inlet path to the reservoir,and a vapor outlet providing an outlet path from the reservoir, thereservoir being between the vapor inlet and vapor outlet; a firstcontainer positioned at or near the vapor inlet, the first containerconfigured to allow a vapor inlet flow and prevent or limit escape ofthe vapor trapping media through the vapor inlet; a second containerpositioned at or near the vapor outlet, configured to allow a vaporoutlet flow and to prevent or limit escape of the vapor trapping mediathrough the vapor outlet; wherein the vaporizer is configured to heat aquantity of air and pass the heated air past the plant material withinthe vaporizer, the heated air configured to vaporize a volatilecomponent of the plant material forming a vapor flow, the vaporizerconfigured to allow the vapor flow to pass into the vapor inlet of thevapor trap, into the vapor trap reservoir and through and in contactwith the vapor trapping media, and exiting the vapor trap from the vaporoutlet.
 2. The device for capturing volatile components from plantmaterial of claim 1 wherein the vapor trapping media is configured tocapture a portion of the volatile component of the vapor flow by atleast one of condensation, absorption, and adsorption of the volatilecomponent.
 3. The device for capturing volatile components from plantmaterial of claim 1 wherein the vapor inlet and vapor outlet being onopposite sides of the vapor trap.
 4. The device for capturing volatilecomponents from plant material of claim 1 wherein the first container ispositioned just downstream of the vapor inlet and the second containeris positioned just upstream of the vapor outlet.
 5. The device forcapturing volatile components from plant material of claim 1 wherein thefirst or second container is at least one of a filter, membrane, mesh,check valve, a porous polyethylene layer, and a porous piece of glass.6. The device for capturing volatile components from plant material ofclaim 1 wherein the vapor trapping media is a liquid.
 7. The device forcapturing volatile components from plant material of claim 1 wherein thevapor trapping media is a granular material.
 8. The device for capturingvolatile components from plant material of claim 1 wherein the vaportrapping media is selected from the group consisting of: an edible oil,essential oils, dimethyl sulfoxide, activated charcoal, silica,cellulose, polymers, functionalized silica, functionalized cellulose,functionalized polymers, porous ceramics, sugar, flour, water,alcohol-water solutions, and alcohols.
 9. The device for capturingvolatile components from plant material of claim 1 wherein the volatilecomponent is a cannabinoid.
 10. A vapor trap for capturing volatilecomponents from plant material configured to be attached to a plantcomponent vaporizer, the vapor trap comprising: a reservoir containing aquantity of vapor trapping media, a vapor inlet providing an inlet pathto the reservoir, and a vapor outlet providing an outlet path from thereservoir, the reservoir being between the vapor inlet and vapor outlet;a first container positioned at or near the vapor inlet, the firstcontainer configured to allow a vapor inlet flow and prevent or limitescape of the vapor trapping media through the vapor inlet; a secondcontainer positioned at or near the vapor outlet, configured to allow avapor outlet flow and to prevent or limit escape of the vapor trappingmedia through the vapor outlet; wherein a vapor flow from the vaporizeris able to pass into the vapor inlet of the vapor trap, through thecontainer and into the vapor trap reservoir and through and in contactwith the vapor trapping media, and exiting the vapor trap through thecontainer from the vapor outlet.
 11. The vapor trap for capturingvolatile components from plant material of claim 10 wherein the vaportrapping media is configured to capture a portion of a volatilecomponent of the vapor flow by at least one of condensation, absorption,and adsorption of the volatile component.
 12. The vapor trap forcapturing volatile components from plant material of claim 10 whereinthe vapor inlet and vapor outlet being on opposite sides of the vaportrap.
 13. The vapor trap for capturing volatile components from plantmaterial of claim 10 wherein the first container is positioned justdownstream of the vapor inlet and the second container is positionedjust upstream of the vapor outlet.
 14. The vapor trap for capturingvolatile components from plant material of claim 10 wherein the first orsecond container is at least one of a filter, membrane, mesh, checkvalve, a porous polyethylene layer, and a porous piece of glass.
 15. Thevapor trap for capturing volatile components from plant material ofclaim 10 wherein the vapor trapping media is a liquid.
 16. The vaportrap for capturing volatile components from plant material of claim 10wherein the vapor trapping media is a granular material.
 17. The vaportrap for capturing volatile components from plant material of claim 10wherein the vapor trapping media is selected from the group consistingof: an edible oil, essential oils, dimethyl sulfoxide, activatedcharcoal, silica, cellulose, polymers, functionalized silica,functionalized cellulose, functionalized polymers, porous ceramics,sugar, flour, water, alcohol-water solutions, and alcohols.
 18. Thevapor trap for capturing volatile components from plant material ofclaim 10 wherein the volatile component is a cannabinoid.
 19. The vaportrap for capturing volatile components from plant material of claim 18wherein the vapor trapping media is selected to dissolve, absorb, adsorbor condense the cannabinoid.
 20. A method of capturing volatilecomponents from plant material comprising the steps of: loading aquantity of plant material into a vaporizer; removably attaching a vaportrap to the vaporizer, the vapor trap comprising: a reservoir, a vaporinlet providing an inlet path to the reservoir, and a vapor outletproviding an outlet path from the reservoir, the vapor inlet and vaporoutlet being on opposite sides of the vapor trap, the reservoir beingbetween the vapor inlet and vapor outlet; a first container positionedjust downstream of the vapor inlet, the container configured to allow avapor inlet flow and prevent escape of the vapor trapping media throughthe vapor inlet; a second container positioned just upstream of thevapor outlet, configured to allow a vapor outlet flow and to preventescape of the vapor trapping media through the vapor outlet; loading aquantity of vapor trapping media into the reservoir the vapor trappingmedia being contained in the reservoir by the reservoir and the firstand second containers; continuously heating a quantity of air andcontinuously passing the quantity of air past the plant material withinthe vaporizer; wherein the passing of heated air causing a volatilecomponent of the plant material to vaporize, forming a vapor, the vapormixing with the quantity of air to form a vapor flow containing thevolatile component, the vapor flow exiting the vaporizer and passinginto the vapor inlet of the vapor trap; selecting a quantity of thevapor trapping media based on a chemical property of the volatilecomponent of the vaporizing material desired to be captured; wherein thestep of removably attaching the vapor trap to the vaporizer comprisesattaching the vapor trap such that the vapor flow passes from thevaporizer outlet, through the vapor inlet connected to the vaporizeroutlet by the adaptor and into the vapor trap reservoir, the vapor flowpassing through and contacting the vapor trapping media, the vapor flowexiting the vapor trap from the vapor outlet after the step of passingthrough and contacting the vapor trapping media; capturing the volatilecomponent vaporized by the vapor trapping media, the step of capturingcomprising at least one of condensation, absorption and adsorption ofthe volatile component by the vapor trapping media.